An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 by John Locke

"An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1" by John Locke is a philosophical work first published in 1689. It challenges the notion that humans are born with innate ideas, arguing instead that the mind begins as a blank slate shaped entirely by experience. Locke examines how we acquire knowledge through sensation and reflection, distinguishes between primary and secondary qualities of objects, and explores personal identity, language, and the nature of understanding itself—laying crucial groundwork for modern empiricism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Locke, John, 1632-1704
Title An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1
MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding
Credits Steve Harris and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Knowledge, Theory of -- Early works to 1800
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EBook-No. 10615
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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